Wes Tolliver
Owner · Master Plumber
Apprenticed at 19 under his dad; took over in 2014. Still quotes the big jobs at your kitchen table.
About Walnut Street Plumbing
28 Years Under Chattanooga’s Sinks
Straight answers. Fair prices. Chattanooga born.
Wes Tolliver’s father ran a one-truck shop out of Red Bank starting in 1998 — the kind of operation where the price got written on the back of a business card and never changed afterward. Wes apprenticed at 19, made master plumber, and took the keys in 2014.
Nine trucks later, the card rule still holds: the price comes first, in writing, and the truth always. We’ve rebuilt bathrooms on Signal Mountain, chased slab leaks in East Brainerd, and pulled more roots out of Soddy-Daisy sewer lines than anyone ought to count.
The name? The Walnut Street Bridge has carried Chattanoogans over the Tennessee River since 1891. Every local has walked it; most of our crew grew up within sight of it.
Who shows up
Meet the Crew
Licensed, background-checked, drug-tested — and in a marked van, every time.
Darlene Tolliver
Office & Dispatch
The voice that answers at 2 a.m. Keeps nine trucks where they're supposed to be.
Marcus Bell
Service Tech
Eleven years with us. Coaches at Red Bank Little League — ask him about the '24 season.
Tyler Nguyen
Drain & Sewer Lead
Runs the camera rig. Has found wedding rings, action figures, and one very surprised turtle.
Rosa Jimenez
Water Heater Specialist
Tank or tankless, she'll give you the honest math — even when the honest answer is 'keep yours.'
J.D. Parker
Apprentice
Third-year apprentice, first one in the shop every morning. The future of the company, per Wes.
On paper
What We Promise — and How to Check It
- TN Contractor License #00071842 · Master Plumber: Wes Tolliver — printed on every page, every invoice, every van door.
- Fully insured — general liability and workers’ comp. Ask and we’ll email the certificate before we start.
- Upfront flat-rate pricing — approved by you before work begins; the final bill matches or we eat the difference.
- Brand-certified installs — Bradford White, Rinnai and Navien water heaters fitted to the manufacturer’s book, so your warranty actually holds.
Around town
Chattanooga Is Home
Two Habitat for Humanity builds a year get their rough-in from us, free. We sponsor Marcus’s Red Bank Little League team (they’re better than we were), and every November the shop runs a coat drive out of the front office. Come say hi — the coffee’s bad but it’s free.
Talk to a plumber, not a call center
We answer the phone 24/7 — and a burst pipe gets a plumber tonight, not Tuesday.